Overseas Voting Begins For NZ Election

Kiwis who are overseas can
cast their vote in New Zealand's general election from
today, Wednesday 31 August 2005.

"Overseas voters can now
download voting papers from the elections website
www.elections.org.nz or vote in person at one of 58 overseas
posts," says Chief Electoral Officer David Henry.

"While
voters can download voting papers from the website, they
cannot vote electronically or email their papers back," says
Mr Henry. "The best option is to fax the voting papers
directly back to the Chief Electoral Office on

There
are 39,500 people on the New Zealand electoral roll with an
overseas address. In addition many other voters are
travelling overseas, and can vote from today.

Fifty eight
overseas posts from Argentina to Vietnam will issue votes
for the election. In Australia, New Zealanders can vote in
person at all State Electoral Commissions, the Australian
Electoral Commission in Sydney and the New Zealand High
Commission in Canberra.

A list of the overseas posts
where votes are being issued is available from
www.elections.org.nz .
Information for voters who are overseas is also available
from the website.

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